Walter Lincoln Hawkins, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Lincoln Hawkins

American chemist

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1911

Date of Death: 20-Aug-1992

Profession: engineer, chemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Walter Lincoln Hawkins (1911–1992) was an African-American chemist and engineer widely regarded as a pioneer of polymer chemistry.
For thirty-four years he worked at Bell Laboratories, where he was instrumental in designing a long-lasting plastic to sheath telephone cables, so assisting the introduction of telephone services to thousands of Americans.
Hawkins was the first African-American to become a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and in 1992 he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the U.S.
president, George H.
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